Public Safety, Finance, and
Strategic Support Committee
San José Police Department
Recruitment and Hiring Activity
Annual Report
October 16, 2025
Item (d)2.
Presenter: Lieutenant Juan Vallejo
2 6496
3772 3375
1924 2223 2197 1998
Sworn Applications*
FY 18-19 FY 19-20 FY 20-21 FY 21-22 FY 22-23 FY 23-24 FY 24-25 SJ48 SJ49 SJ50 SJ51 SJ52 SJ53
Applications 602 927 817 827 585 586
Hired 29 38 34 28 32 42
% Hired 5% 4% 4% 3.4% 5.4% 7.1%
* Sworn applications are based on the fiscal year during which an application is received, not the fiscal year in which the academy begins
3 Target Audiences
• Local Residents
• Diversity
• Women
• Personal Alignment
with Our Core Values
• Athletes
• Military Personnel
• College Students and
Graduates
• Youth
• www.sjpdyou.com
• Facebook
• X
• Instagram
• Indeed
• LinkedIn
• POST Employment Website
• Hulu
• Government Jobs
• Various websites in
coordination with recruiting
events
• Interview Now
• Next Door – San José
• Google Ads
Recruitment Advertising Platforms
4 Academy Reported Ethnicities
15%
41%
32%
3%
9%
SJ 52
Asian
Declined to state
Hispanic or Latino
Black or African American
White
7%
10%
29%
40%
14%
SJ 51
Asian
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
Declined to state
White
11%
3%
60%
6%
20%
SJ 50
Asian
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
Black or African American
White
SJ50 SJ51 SJ52
Female Recruits 5 4 2
Percent Female 15% 14% 6%
5 Male 87%
Female 13%
Gender
Department Overall
American
Indian or
Alaskan
Native Under
1%
Asian 15%
Black or
African
American 3%
Hispanic or
Latino 26%
Native
Hawaiian or
Other Pacific
Islander
Under 1%
White 28%
Other or Not
Specified
28%
Ethnicity
As of 07/2025
6 2033
1384
1662
614
862 958
1329
Communications Applications
FY 18-19 FY 19-20 FY 20-21 FY 21-22 FY 22-23 FY 23-24 FY 24-25 Current Vacancy: 0 Call Taker and 3.5 Dispatchers
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Vacancy 11 for 51% reduction
Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Vacancy 22.5 for 51% reduction
• Communications Recruiter
• Critical Workshops
• Oral Board Workshops
• Information Sessions with Q&A
• Provide Communications job
information to applicants in other
job classifications
• Social Media and website
advertisements
Communications Recruiting Efforts
QUESTIONS